"hiss!"

Faced with Lü Yongchang's murderous words, Hong Qiming gasped sharply.

Is there absolutely no room for compromise?

Lu Yongchang shook his head vigorously: "It's basically impossible."

"As for the reason..."

"First and foremost, the primary need of civilization is survival, isn't that right?"

Hong Qiming nodded solemnly.

Not only is it correct, it's quite accurate.

The current People's Federation is struggling to survive.

"Secondly, as a civilization develops, it needs more and more resources."

"At least until the multiverse theory is proven, the total amount of matter in the universe remains constant."

Hong Qiming suddenly held his breath, a bad premonition already in his heart: "So..."

A faint, cold smile appeared on Lü Yongchang's lips: "To summarize what I told you earlier, before encountering technological bottlenecks, the speed of civilization's development is getting faster and faster, which is what is known as a technological explosion."

"Then, let's introduce another chain of suspicion."

"A chain of suspicion?" Hong Qiming frowned deeply.

Simply put, when communication is impaired, we cannot determine whether the other party is well-intentioned or malicious, nor can the other party.

"Considering all the above factors, what do you think would happen if these two civilizations were to meet?"

Lu Yongchang's cold smile grew even more pronounced.

Hong Qiming gasped sharply, muttering to himself, "War..."

"This is fucking shady..."

The conversation between the two suddenly came to a standstill.

A few minutes later, Hong Qiming came to his senses and slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.

“Okay, I understand the situation.” He said solemnly, “I will report this to the Speaker of the Council.”

...

One month later.

"People's Federation News brings you the latest news."

"Recently, the First Laboratory of the Human Resources Federation announced that it has achieved major breakthroughs in the preparation process of kilometer-scale carbon nanotubes and the production line technology for the braiding of space elevator cables!"

"The space elevator, the Tower of Babel, is expected to officially begin construction soon, and the entire construction process will be broadcast live..."

"In addition, the first civilian starship pilot training program has officially begun. Registration website..."

Zhao Zijie blinked his bewildered eyes and looked up from the several thick books in front of him.

As he listened to the sounds coming from the television, his gaze gradually became focused.

"Finally, it's here..."

As Zhao Zijie muttered to himself, he reached out and typed the URL into his browser.

The page redirects instantly the moment you press the Enter key.

...

at the same time.

"Calling ground control, Unit 1 is in good condition and ready for takeoff at any time!"

Bai Yixuan's voice came through the radio.

The next second.

"Number 2 is in good condition and ready to take off at any time!"

"...Number 11 is in good condition and ready to take off at any time!"

As the final announcement faded, Lü Yongchang's voice rang out.

"Takeoff approved!"

"Everyone, please be careful!"

The moment the words fell, a full eleven Xuan Nu II series spaceships took off!

...

A few hours later.

Major video websites and media outlets around the world simultaneously launched live broadcasts.

"Hello everyone, this is your host Bingbing!"

"Today, I will reveal the construction process of the space elevator, the Tower of Babel!"

As that sweet voice rang out, the camera feed turned on.

As a "starship trainee pilot," Zhao Zijie naturally waited in front of the computer early on.

Just a few hours ago, he registered online.

As instructed, after passing the initial screening through a theory exam a few days later, he will enter the newly established starship pilot training institution for further training.

Therefore, he watched this live broadcast not for Bingbing, but to observe the flight mode of the Xuan Nu II spaceship!

so……

Watching Bingbing in the live stream, he silently clicked the full-screen button.

Just as he was about to enjoy the show, he suddenly noticed that the background of the live stream was a bit strange.

Due to the camera angle, Bingbing obscured most of the background behind her, leaving only a small portion of the image visible.

As a modern-day Leeuwenhoek, he immediately recognized an inconspicuous sign in the upper right corner of the image.

If his memory serves him correctly, this should be the cockpit of the Xuan Nu No. 1, right?

Sure enough, the live stream camera suddenly switched positions the next moment.

"To better conduct the live broadcast, I am currently inside the Xuan Nu No. 1."

"As you can see, ahead of us are the eleven Mystic Maiden IIs, which are carrying out this Tower of Babel construction project!"

The live stream feed switched again.

In the footage, eleven Xuan Nu II rockets, trailing long, eerie blue flames, flew towards the depths of space at a 60° angle of elevation!

...

Beyond geosynchronous orbit.

"Whoosh...whoosh...White Team Leader, this is number 11. I have reached the designated deceleration altitude!"

A male voice came through the radio.

Bai Yixuan turned his head and glanced at the instruments on the control panel.

88,000 kilometers.

He silently turned on the radio: "Received, number 11, begin deceleration!"

The moment the words were spoken, one of the Xuan Nu II aircraft suddenly slowed down and broke away from the main force.

...

This scene was naturally captured by the camera.

Seeing the countless question marks displayed in the live stream, Bingbing chuckled and began to explain.

"The mission of the Xuan Nu II is different from that of the other 10."

"As everyone should know, the Babel space elevator is being built from top to bottom. Considering the difficulty of transporting such a massive amount of cables, the elevator cables will be manufactured in space in real time."

"The mission of the Xuan Nu II is to slowly pull the manufactured cable back to the ground, which will also prevent the cable from being disturbed by air currents after entering the atmosphere."

At this point, Bingbing quickly glanced at the comments in the live stream.

"Hmm? What's the purpose of the other ten Mystic Maiden IIs?"

Bingbing's lips curled up slightly, a sly glint in her eyes: "You viewers can guess."

"I can tell you all that these ten Xuan Nu No. 2 aircraft have all undergone special modifications."

...

Shortly after Spaceship No. 11 broke away from the main force, the ten Xuan Nu II spacecraft, numbered 1-10, also began to decelerate.

More than ten minutes later.

Under precise computer control, the eleven Xuan Nu II aircraft maintained the same speed as the Earth's rotation, so that if someone were to observe them from the ground, these eleven Xuan Nu II aircraft would appear to be in a peculiar state.

Ten Xuan Nu II rockets, with faint, ghostly blue flames emanating from their tails and bottoms, "stopped" in their 91,000-kilometer orbit.

As for spacecraft number 11, it was quietly "stopped" 1,000 kilometers directly below the ten Xuan Nu II spacecraft.